Colorado Republican Party

The Colorado Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Colorado. The party's headquarters is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The state party chair is U.S. Representative Ken Buck.

Colorado Republican Party
ChairpersonKen Buck
Senate LeaderChris Holbert
(Minority Leader)
House LeaderPatrick Neville
(Minority Leader)
Headquarters5950 S. Willow Drive, Suite 302 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
National affiliationRepublican Party
ColorsRed
U.S. Senate
1 / 2
U.S. House
3 / 7
Statewide offices
0 / 5
Colorado Senate
16 / 35
Colorado House of Representatives
24 / 65
Website
www.cologop.org

Party platform

The Colorado Republican Party follows many of the traditional views of the Republican Party and prides itself in applying the U.S. Constitution to the state of Colorado. The party believes in the right to life, including unborn babies. They believe in personal responsibility thus, government should have a limited role in people's lives. This includes reducing the size of the government, reducing taxes, regulation and government spending. They support any private and public initiatives to expand the private sector to create jobs. Colorado Republicans support a strong national defense as well as, strengthening border security to prevent illegal immigration. On the issue of health care, the party believes that the people should have the right to choose their own healthcare and should not be forced to have healthcare. The party also supports the Second Amendment right of individuals to keep and bear arms. They support the proof of citizenship when registering to vote by requiring that a photo identification from a U.S., State, or local government source be presented to be allowed to vote. The party also believes in local, state, and federal policies to develop alternative energy solutions to reduce American dependence on foreign energy. In education the party supports the parents rights to choose the education for their children as well as abolishing the federal Department of Education and having education control returned to the states.[1][2]


Current elected officials

Ken Buck

After the 2018 elections, the Colorado Republican Party control none of the statewide offices and hold the minority in the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives. Republicans also hold a 3-4 minority in the state's U.S. House delegation.

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

Statewide offices

  • None

Legislative leadership

See also

References

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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)/
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